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B-154413, JUL. 27, 1964

B-154413 Jul 27, 1964
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IN TRANSPORTING YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO YOUR NEW ADDRESS IN HOUSTON AFTER THE SAME EFFECTS HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU AT THE ADDRESS WHICH YOU ORIGINALLY FURNISHED THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN EFFECT CONSTITUTED A SECOND MOVE TO WHICH YOU WERE NOT ENTITLED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF TEXAS IS A MOTOR COMMON CARRIER WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM SUCH SERVICES. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE UNLOADING AND UNPACKING SERVICES WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED BY THE BEKINS VAN AND STORAGE COMPANY. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PAYMENT FOR THE EXPENSES OF LOADING AND CARTAGE OF YOUR EFFECTS TO YOUR NEW ADDRESS. SINCE YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE EXPENSES WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN SUCH EFFECTS WERE FIRST DELIVERED TO YOU IN HOUSTON.

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B-154413, JUL. 27, 1964

TO MISS MARILYN ZERING:

YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 26, 1964, REQUESTS FURTHER REVIEW OF SETTLEMENT DATED MAY 26, 1964, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR SHIPMENT OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS INCIDENT TO YOUR SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

BY LETTER OF JUNE 24, 1964, OUR OFFICE SUSTAINED THE DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM ON THE GROUND THAT THE SERVICES PERFORMED BY BEKINS VAN AND STORAGE COMPANY, INC. IN TRANSPORTING YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO YOUR NEW ADDRESS IN HOUSTON AFTER THE SAME EFFECTS HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU AT THE ADDRESS WHICH YOU ORIGINALLY FURNISHED THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN EFFECT CONSTITUTED A SECOND MOVE TO WHICH YOU WERE NOT ENTITLED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.

THE INFORMATION NOW OF RECORD REFLECTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING COVERING THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR EFFECTS FROM NEW ORLEANS TO HOUSTON BY THE ENGLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF TEXAS DID NOT INCLUDE A CHARGE FOR UNLOADING AND UNPACKING THE GOODS AT YOUR RESIDENCE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF TEXAS IS A MOTOR COMMON CARRIER WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM SUCH SERVICES.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE UNLOADING AND UNPACKING SERVICES WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED BY THE BEKINS VAN AND STORAGE COMPANY, INC. PURSUANT TO YOUR CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. HOWEVER, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PAYMENT FOR THE EXPENSES OF LOADING AND CARTAGE OF YOUR EFFECTS TO YOUR NEW ADDRESS, SINCE YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE EXPENSES WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN SUCH EFFECTS WERE FIRST DELIVERED TO YOU IN HOUSTON.

THEREFORE, WE ARE INSTRUCTING OUR CLAIMS DIVISION TO ISSUE SETTLEMENT ONLY FOR THE UNLOADING CHARGE AS APPEARS ON THE BEKINS VAN AND STORAGE COMPANY'S BILL OF LADING.

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